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Marcela Turati is an award winning human rights journalist who has reported about disappeared people in Mexico since 2000.

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How Modi’s government went from trying to improve its global democracy rankings to redefining democracy itself ...

It’s no wonder that COP28 and COP29 reduced trust in climate diplomacy. But we could rebuild it by shifting priorities ...

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Democracy is an independent international media platform covering current affairs, ideas and culture. We seek to challenge power and encourage democratic debate ...

Democracy is an independent international media platform covering current affairs, ideas and culture. We seek to challenge power and encourage democratic debate ...